FYE Newsletter
March 2015
One is Done: May 6th
Our second annual One is Done, a celebration of completing the first year of college, will be on May 6th from 12pm to 1:30pm in Serna Plaza. Invite your students from last semester to come out for a ‘class reunion’. We will have great music and a photo booth. And maybe even Herky! Check out the Element Brass Band on Good Day Sacramento: This is the band we have selected for the One is Done date, it is going to be a great show!
FYE schedule for Fall 2015
We are working on the schedule for fall 2015! It’s coming up. We have new seminars for Interior Design, Theatre, Kinesiology, and Dance! Additionally, we will be adding some Learning Clusters (cohorts of three courses for First Year Students). You may end up in one! As soon as the schedule is confirmed (even tentatively…), I will send in a newsletter. Email us with any questions.
Why our students left..Fall 2014
Thank you for your responses! We tallied up responses from the peer mentors, and here is why students left Sac State after one semester (Fall 2014)
# occurrences / Code - Dropout Reason15 / NC- No contact with student
12 / P- Personal Reasons
7 / JC- Went to Junior College
5 / PF- Personal Finance
4 / H- Homesickness
2 / M- Military
1 / FA- Financial Aid
1 / L- Legal Reasons
1 / EN - Student enrolled Sp15
1 / JC, PF, H
1 / JC, PF
1 / NC, PF
For the faculty responses, there were MANY homesick responses. Jason Sumi, the peer mentor coordinator, and I are working on ways we can address this issue early on. Look for more info in fall 2015.
Sac State Toastmasters Club
Toastmasters Club at CSUS:Speakers Into Leaders is recruiting students to build club membership. Public speaking is an important skill for all students to acquire, and the opportunity to participate in Speakers Into Leaders right here on campus is invaluable! Share this info with your students:
Do you want to improve your public speaking and leadership skills? Join CSUS's Toastmasters Club:Speakers Into Leaders to practice public speaking in a supportive and positive environment.We meet everyWednesday at 7:00 pmin the University Union, Delta Room (3rd floor). Please send all questions . Hope to see you there!
Opportunity for First Year Seminars Textbooks
Book vendors come to our office all the time! They would love to sell a mandatory book to all of our First Year Seminars. Instead of committing to that, I will share info I receive. I am sure they would send you a preview edition. From MacMillan Higher Ed: We are almost always the least expensive in the industry and are very flexible when it comes to price. Here is a link to our books that might be of interest to you:
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One World Initiative: Call for student proposals
The One World Initiative is hosting an end-of-year campus symposium to celebrate and reflect upon what we as a campus have learned from the 2014-15 theme, “Global Perspectives on Happiness.” The Student Symposium will be from from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the University Union.
Submitted by the One World Initiative
Jullien Gordon New Year Guide:
Jullien Gordon, our FYE speaker last semester, has his New Year Guide available for free on his website: helps to plan, envision, and appreciate their work and their goals.
Writing Partners Wanted:
The Community Engagement Center is looking in increase the number of Writing Partner groups.This project is where college students write letters to local Title I school students. The goal is two fold – exposing kids to college, and turning our First Years into local role models for kids. The programs starts with the letter exchange, then the kids visit campus. When they arrive, they are given gift bags (provided by the CEC), and a campus tour (provided by your students). CEC will be providing ideas for the campus tour, mailing envelopes, and training for this Writing Partner group.
Last semester, I did the event during our final exam time. It was a great way for me to check in with my First Years. We spent the time on the tour with the kids, and talking about the semester. Very positive end to the class!
Interested? Just email Dana Kivel, Interim Director of the CEC () or Francine Redada, Administrative Staff of the CEC (). Their goal is to make this experience as easy as possible.
College: Making it Happen 2015 Volunteers Wanted: Please share with students
Sac State, Office of Admissions & Outreach, is looking for student volunteers for College: Making it Happen 2015! This is a great opportunity for them to “give back” to the community.
"College: Making It Happen" is intended primarily for 6th through 9th grade students and their families, and provides practical and easy-to-understand information on how to prepare academically and financially for college. TheSaturday, April 11, 2015program, being held at Sacramento State is intended to help reaffirm the message that college preparation begins many years before the final year in high school, and that college planning is a family affair.
We need volunteers from 7:00 am – 2:00 pm in the following areas…
· Greeters
· Room monitors
· Check-in/registration
· Food service monitors
· Runners
We will offer a FREE Sac State t-shirt to all of our student volunteers.
Please have interested students email Chao Vang, Volunteer Coordinator by Friday, March 27.
Spanish and Hmong speaking students also needed.
Please click on the link for more information.